The book begins with the waste of all the members

Si Muzhen sat upright and didn't even dare to drink the tea given by Wei Yu.

Wei Yu counted on his fingers, "What bad things have you done?"

"No, absolutely not." Si Muzhen acted very guilty.

Wei Yu pinched his face with his thumb and index finger, "No?"

"No." Si Muzhen shook his head vigorously.

Si Muzhen's mouth and cheeks were squeezed and pouting, which was very cute and felt good to the touch. No wonder Si Muzhen always liked to pinch her face like this.

"Confess and I'll give you leniency, resist and I'll punish you severely. If you don't confess and I find out you've done anything to wrong me, I'll tear you apart."

Si Muzhen looked away guiltily, "Really not."

Wei Yu let go of him and said, "Don't let me hear any rumors, or you'll be finished."

"No, there are no rumors, hahaha~"

This person's condition is obviously not right.

Forget it, I'll go and ask after the person leaves.

"The Queen Mother said today that you dismissed many concubines. Tell us more about it." Wei Yu asked.

"You know, I have eleven concubines in my harem, including you. Due to various reasons, I haven't touched the concubines who came in later. I just treat them as more people to keep."

"Now that there's an opportunity for them to leave the palace, they've all agreed. Returning to their mother's home and finding someone else is better than staying in the palace and living as a widow."

"That's true...wait, for various reasons...you haven't touched them, could it be..." Wei Yu looked Si Muzhen up and down, "Could it be that you are..."

Si Muzhen followed Wei Yu's gaze and jumped up and down, "I'm very healthy. I already have several children. What could be wrong with me?"

"That was a long time ago..."

Wei Yu spoke very quietly, but Si Muzhen still heard it.

Si Muzhen pinched Wei Yu's chin and said in a low voice, "How about the Queen come and verify for herself whether I can do it or not..."

Wei Yu pushed his hand away and said, "No, no, you're good enough."

Wei Yu patted his heart, this is so damn sexy.

"But what about Concubine Hui?"

Wei Yu could see that Concubine Hui had no romantic feelings for Si Muzhen, and the look in their eyes when they looked at each other was purer than distilled water.

But I didn't expect her to make such a decision.

"What did Concubine Hui say?" Si Muzhen hesitated to speak.

"Tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone." Wei Yu pretended to zip up his mouth.

Si Muzhen looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she beckoned to Wei Yu, motioning her to come closer.

Wei Yu curiously put his ear closer.

Si Muzhen clamped her head and whispered in her ear, "Does your father know you're such a gossip?"

“Ahhhhhh… I’m going to die, I’m going deaf…” Wei Yu rubbed his ears frantically, “You idiot Si Muzhen, I’m telling you, you’re done…”

Wei Yu grabbed Si Muzhen's ears and squealed like a pig, which scared the palace maids and eunuchs passing by the bedroom.

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Isn't it okay for me to say it?"

For the sake of his hearing, Si Muzhen admitted his mistake immediately.

Wei Yu then let him go and said, "Tell me, what do you think?"

"You should be able to see that Concubine Hui and I have no interest in each other..."

"Yes, yes, yes, neither of them had any intention, they just gave birth to a daughter." Wei Yu couldn't help but complain.

Si Muzhen smiled secretly.

"What a joke." Wei Yu slapped Si Muzhen.

"No, I just like seeing you jealous."

Wei Yu gave him a fake smile.

Si Muzhen continued, "The Fifth Princess is not actually my child."

"Ah?" Wei Yu was stunned.

What a shocking secret.

Wei Yu looked at Si Muzhen with eyes full of pity. He was happy to be a father and help raise the child.

It's too awful.

Si Muzhen knocked her on the forehead and said, "What nonsense are you thinking about again?"

"I didn't just make up my mind based on what you said."

Si Muzhen was helpless, "Forget it, I'll just tell you."

"Concubine Hui's child is actually General Xiao Wan's. General Xiao Wan was my childhood study partner and also my best friend. Six years ago in the winter, the Xiongnu army marched south on a large scale. General Xiao Wan unfortunately died in the war against the Xiongnu. At that time, Concubine Hui was already three months pregnant."

"You know the shame that unmarried pregnancy brings to a woman and her family. In the worst case, they might be forced to have an abortion, or in the worst case, they might be drowned in a pig cage."

"I and Concubine Hui both wanted to preserve General Xiao Wan's only bloodline. We hit it off immediately. She will enter the palace as a concubine, and I will protect her life and that of her child."

Wei Yu pounded his chest, pointed at Si Muzhen and said, "You are so loyal. I admire you very much."

Si Muzhen wrapped her hands around Wei Yu's and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

"Does Concubine Hui's family know?"

"Only Bai Liancheng knows."

"Oh, that's why Bai Liancheng is so devoted to you." Wei Yu felt that he had discovered the key point.

"There are reasons for this, but they are not many. Bai Liancheng truly loves the people of the world."

Come to think of it, Bai Liancheng must be a very good person, otherwise he would not have raised two such outstanding people, Concubine Hui and Bai Shuyang.

"Who's left in the palace now?"

Si Muzhen counted them one by one, "You, Concubine Chen, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu who is in the cold palace, and Concubine Jia who is still ill."

"Is there a concubine named Wu Shuzhen in the palace?"

Si Muzhen nodded. "You mean Wu Wanyi? She was initially reluctant to leave the palace, but after some persuasion, she reluctantly agreed to leave. What happened?"

"fine."

Wu Shuzhen is also a talented person. She is the only one who cuckolded the emperor.

Although the child was not born, the blame for the child's death was successfully put on Yun Yunyao, causing Yun Yunyao to be banned for half a year and her right to manage the harem was taken away.

Yun Yunyao's fighting ability is not to be underestimated. She was able to fight back even after being under house arrest for a month, exposing the affair between Wu Shuzhen and a guard. Wu Shuzhen was directly sentenced to death.

Leaving now can be considered a blessing in disguise.

They chatted until noon, and Si Muzhen had a free lunch before returning to deal with government affairs with satisfaction.

When Wei Yu escorted the person out the door, she clearly felt that the guards and eunuchs around Si Muzhen looked at her with something very wrong.

They all looked up at her quietly and then immediately lowered their heads, as if they were guilty thieves.

When Wei Yu turned around, the two palace maids behind him were startled and slipped away.

what happened?

Wei Yu grabbed a palace maid who was about to slip away.

"What's wrong with you today? You acted like you saw a ghost when you saw me. Am I really that scary?"

"No, Your Majesty is very gentle and virtuous, not scary at all."

"Gentle and virtuous?" Wei Yu smiled wickedly, "This is very wrong. Have you ever praised me like this before?"

"We all keep the Queen's gentleness and kindness in our hearts and never express it out loud."

"Then why are you saying it now?"

The palace maid's head was almost lowered to her chest.

"Speak~~If you don't, I won't cook for you anymore. You'll just have to eat the food sent by the imperial kitchen."

"Ah~~No, I will tell you everything." The little palace maid looked ready to die.

"That's right, that's right. During the morning court session today, when the Emperor announced that he would release some concubines, there was quite a commotion in the court. Some ministers even threatened to bang their heads against a pillar to express their determination, saying that the throne would be passed down without a successor and that they were ashamed of the late Emperor and the royal ancestors."

Wei Yu: “…”

"and then?"

"Then, in order to appease the public anger, the emperor said...said..." the little palace maid hesitated.

"Just say it."

"The Emperor said that the Empress was extremely jealous and envious. She would go crazy when she saw the Emperor with other concubines. She would first severely torture those concubines and would not stop until they bled. Not only that..."

"besides?"

"It is said that the Empress is best at mental torture. She has tortured Concubine Feng to the point where she is no longer human. She is dull and numb, and she is always taking medicine..."

Wei Yu gritted his teeth, "What can he do? Why doesn't he just destroy me?"

"A minister also suggested this, but the emperor said that you saved his life and he couldn't repay you with hatred. He also let those concubines leave the palace to save their lives."

Wei Yu pinched his philtrum and said, "Good, good, very good..."